Tokyo's 2020 Olympics bid plans receive high marks from IOC
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Mr Craig Reedie, chief of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) evaluation commission, adjusts his glasses as he answers questions during a press conference in Tokyo on Thursday, March 7, 2013. Tokyo's bid plans for the 2020 Olympics received high marks from the IOC evaluation commission which finished a four-day inspection on Thursday. -- PHOTO: AFP
TOKYO (AP) - Tokyo's bid plans for the 2020 Olympics received high marks from the International Olympic Committee evaluation commission which finished a four-day inspection on Thursday.
The bid organisers were "highly professional" and preparations were excellent, said IOC vice-president Craig Reedie.
"The bid committee has answered our questions sincerely and it was a very impressive effort," he said.
The commission will next tour Madrid and Istanbul, the other two cities vying to host the Games.
